Where To Stay In Volgograd, Russia – Best Hotels

Founded with the name of Tsaritsin, with the purpose of defending Russia’s unstable southern regions, the city was shaped by the Volga River and by immigrants, trade and war. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Cossack rebels conquered the city twice. Poorly populated, the area was easy prey. Empress Catherine the Great launched a campaign to solve this problem once and for all. She issued a decree promising privileges and land to foreign colonists who settled here and promoted this offer especially in her native Germany.

As a result, immigrant peasants and craftsmen will form more than a hundred cities in the region. Tsaritsin thus flourishes and becomes one of the most important Russian commercial centers together with Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

The city on the banks of the Volga River will offer amazing scenery.

Volgograd changed its name three times: at first it was called Tsaristin, during the Soviet period it was named Stalingrad (in 1943, the battle that led to the defeat of the Nazi troops took place here). Then the city was brought down to its very foundation, and from the historical buildings, only an18th-century Orthodox Church remained standing.

Without a shadow of a doubt, you are already excited to go there, so let’s take a look at the best accommodation options:

(we use Booking.com in Russia, and I recommend you searching on that web site because you will see all the options there)

Luxury hotels in Volgograd ($150 – $200)

Hotel Volgograd

Hotel Volgograd offers the best luxury suite that money can buy. It is the perfect choice for those who want to be in the heart of the city, as it is situated in the city centre.

The hotel offers Free Wi-Fi, and a restaurant, which has 24-hour service, offering dishes from Russian and European cuisine.

If you fancy walking and exploring, this is the perfect hotel, but we encourage you to book a room as soon as possible, because they are on high demand!

If there are absolutely no hotels left, you can try Airbnb.com, but make sure to ask your hosts in advance if they can register you.

What is registration? It is a Russian (very outdated if you ask me) law, that requires every foreigner to register in the immigration office in the first (!) day when he/she arrives. If you are staying in a hotel, they do the whole procedure for you. But in case you stay in a flat, you will probably need to take care of this by yourself.

If you are staying by Airbnb, here is my 22 EUR coupon discount for your first booking:

Middle priced hotels in Volgograd ($100 – $150)

Hilton Garden Inn Volgograd

Hilton Garden Inn Volgograd offers big rooms, a front desk with 24 hour service as well as a restaurant which has quality food. For those who fancy walks, the Volgograd-Baku Friendship Park is located nearby.

Budget hotels in Volgograd ($20 – $50)

Scotch Hostel

The Scotch Hostel is located in the very centre of the city of Volgograd. It offers comfortable beds, each with curtains, lights and an outlet. There are enough toilets and showers and the rooms are clean. The staff is very friendly and they even offer free internet.

This is one of the best budget options that you will find in Volgograd, and you should hurry up and book a place to stay, because with the passing of time it will be more difficult to do so.

Trains in Russia

Oh, I know a lot about transportation in Russia, trains and Trans Siberian in particular. Writing a detailed post that would help you guys plan your journey is in my to-do list for forever.

Before I publish it, how about you ask me questions in the comments section below this post? I promise to reply!

For now I can say that this is the official site for Russian trains, but the interface is quite poor and sometimes it doesn’t accept foreign cards.

If you have troubles, there is a great friendly website that accepts foreign cards, PayPal, sends you SMS with train updates and is user friendly, the price is 5% higher on average, but I think it is worth it because you won’t need to spend hours understanding how the official one works. And one more cool things – if you need to cancel or change the ticket, you can do it online!

Yulia is originally Russian but truly is a world citizen in heart. She was traveling around the world for over 4 years now.
Her blog MissTourist.com is created with the purpose to inspire people to travel more and to share her advice of how to travel "smart".

2 Comments

Hi Julia, thanks for your article. I just had one question. My friends and I will be supporting our country Egypt in the world cup, but we also wanted to enjoy Russia as a country. We have a match in volgograd and we were thinking of just going there for only the match day to save more time for moscow and st petersburg. Do you think that volgograd is a nice city and we should stay one more day to enjoy it? Or should we stick to our original plan ?

Hello Hussein, I do think Volgograd is a nice city, but I would still give the priority to Moscow and (especially) Saint Petersburg, there are so many things to do there! If you feel like you already have enough time for visiting the two biggest cities, then I would also leave some time to Volgograd sure 🙂

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